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Zong resto gets
Internet savvy with
PLDT myDSL
The Fort’s
fashionably hip
Chinese bistro Zong
owned by maverick
restaurateur Joshua
Tiu is abuzz at
noontime. Its doors
open to a constant
stream of hungry
yuppies, businessmen
and families eager
to feast on
sumptuous Oriental
dishes with a
delightful
contemporary twist.
The pace is kinetic
as waiters move to
the chatter of
dinners and clatter
of cutlery. They are
always on the ready
to take orders,
clear tables and
serve dishes hot off
the pan.
This is the kind of
vibrant and
energetic enthusiasm
that permeates in
Zong. Good food
coupled with speed
and quality allows
Zong to stay
competitive amid new
bars and restos
trying to eat into
its market. Speed
and quality are the
same things Joshua
expects from his
broadband Internet
connection. That is
why he turns to PLDT
myDSL to help keep
his business brisk,
his ideas fresh and
his restaurant at
the top of the food
chain.
Surf and Turf
It is easy to see
why his PLDT myDSL
Biz Explorer Plan
is as important to
Joshua as his
cleaver and wire
whisk. Primarily, he
uses it to manage Zong’s The Fort and
Alabang branches. At
up to 512kbps, he
can email, fax and
instant message his
staff and suppliers
easily and
instantaneously. The
dedicated Internet
connection also
allows him to stay
in touch with his
team even if the
telephone lines are
busy.
“That’s why we’re
online all the
time,” exclaims
Zong’s very animated
chef and owner
Joshua. “It’s a tool
I use to communicate
between branches.
It’s better that way
[because it’s]
faster, clearer and
more convenient."
However, PLDT myDSL
not only fosters his
booming business, it
also keeps his
creativity flowing
like honey. Often,
he logs on the Net
in search of the
latest culinary
trends, the hottest
restaurants and the
most imaginative
menu concepts he can
incorporate in his
restaurant. On one
of his online steak
outs, Joshua chanced
upon two fab food
finds that led him
to a gastronomic
eureka moment.
I was going through
restaurants online
and I spotted this
Japanese restaurant
in Sydney that
serves Tuna Tartare.
Then I found a
Mexican recipe of
Mango and Tomato
Salsa in another
website. So I
thought, what if I
fuse the two and
make it into a
salad?" he narrates.
"That was how the
Tuna Tartare and
Mango Salsa was
born," he concludes.
Reservations in a
Snap
Joshua also finds
his PLDT myDSL very
handy when he goes
food hunting. This
Swiss-educated chef
treks to the far
reaches of Europe
and the US to seek
out fantastic dishes
that can satisfy his
discriminating taste
and enlighten his
well-versed palate.
Usually, he starts
out by going online
to do his
gastronomic
research. But unlike
the conventional
restaurateur, he
goes beyond reading
the reviews,
printing out the
recipe and admiring
the food shots. He
actually books a
reservation in that
restaurant so he can
sample the cuisine
--all at the touch
of a mouse button.
"Even if I have
plans of going to
the States two
months from now,
I’ll make a
reservation here in
Manila, which is
great for me,”
Joshua beams. “I’ll
make a reservation
two months in
advance so by the
time I get there,
hindi na ako pipila.
I can get a good
schedule, a good
table and a great
meal."
For this 28 year-old
Internet savvy
restaurateur, PLDT
myDSL dishes out
endless gastronomic
and business
possibilities in a
delightful cyber
platter. Recipes for
Zong’s Tuna Tartare
and Mango Salsa and
another inspired
creation called
Sausages with
Blackbean Sauce will
be featured in
PLDT's ultimate
lifestyle website
PLDT myPad (www.mypad.net).
Let PLDT myDSL serve
up simple,
convenient and
hi-velocity
solutions for your
business. Dial 171,
log on to
www.mypad.net or
visit your nearest
PLDT business office
for details.
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